PAPER ID: IJIM/Vol. 8 (VI) October 2023/26-30/5

AUTHOR: Dr. Satya Pal Singh^[1], Mohd. Imtiyaj Khan^[2]

TITLE: THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEO COMMUNITY: A SOCIO-POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE

ABSTRACT: This study looks closely at the Meo community’s complex socio-historical development. The research closely follows the beginnings of the community, providing insight into its formation and subsequent evolution across time. It explores the deep religious metamorphosis that the Meo people underwent, explaining how the conversion of the Sufi saints to Islam was essential to their identity and way of life. Additionally, the study carefully examines the many cultural customs that have been essential to the Meo community’s existence. It explores how their practices have changed, impacted by both their Hindu history and Islamic present, and how conventions, traditions, and rituals have molded their communal fabric. The study also explores important historical turning points for the Meo group, emphasizing their role in the noteworthy 1857 Indian Rebellion events. It explores their roles, driving forces, and the ramifications of their participation at this turning point in Indian history. The complex interactions between the Hindu and Islamic cultural components within the Meo community are one of the main topics this article explores. In order to create a distinctive synthesis that characterizes the Meo identity, the research critically examines how these two cultural influences have not only coexisted but also converged and interacted. This study article, in summary, provides a thorough and nuanced knowledge of the socio-historical path of the Meo group, going beyond a superficial glance.

KEYWORDS: Meo Community, social economy, Islam, cultural.

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